Anyone have a tank in their kitchen? I have never put one there before and I am wondering if there are any issues with a fish tank in the kitchen... I know you can't keep a bird in there so I thought I would ask. My local store says it is fine, they do it all the time, but I want to make sure they are not just trying to sell me something.

Anyone have a tank in their kitchen? I have never put one there before and I am wondering if there are any issues with a fish tank in the kitchen... I know you can't keep a bird in there so I thought I would ask. My local store says it is fine, they do it all the time, but I want to make sure they are not just trying to sell me something.

it is possible with heavy ventilation in the kitchen to prevent the fumes going in the tank, get some heavy duty exaust fans and try to keep windows open while cooking.

Well, it is not that it is a "tight" squeeze.. the baker's rack that is there right now is 18 in. deep. The deal is that you can hang over the baker's rack shelf if you need to and you can't with the tank. Plus, it would be by our table and we want to make sure that chairs would not scoot back into it. The chairs have never hit the baker's rack -- but this is a fish tank -- the kids are going to be curious! (That is why it is not going in their rooms! )

Here are pictures of our kitchen now -- remove the baker's rack and put in a tank:

(BTW -- that nasty deepfryer is in the second picture -- it is sitting on the counter in the opposite end by the sink -- right behind my crockpot :D )

Oh and one last thing -- perhaps you can see why I am pretty set on a WHITE stand for my tank. Bummer is that white ones cost a mint!

That looks like a great spot. I don't think the chairs would hit it unless someone gets a little too overzealous.

Good luck with the kids. I have 6 tanks in the house with a 3 year-old... he's no trouble because I explained how he can help by "being nice" to the fish and only looking at them instead of touching the glass and how there's a lot of stuff that's dangerous to play with in the cabinet underneath the tank. They're only in peril when my friends' kids are here

As for the white stand issue, a can of white spray paint only costs a few bucks ;)

Mine is in the kitchen too. It's off to the side, not right near a window. There is a lot of foot traffic past it though, so I chose fish that generally aren't shy (except my pleco). Everyone loves it and it's really convenient for cleaning.